Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [pron] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not recognize me but I knew he was the gentleman I had met on the stairs when visiting Miss Havisham . |
| 2 | But it was not Maria ; a whiteness , a flowing whiteness , a long coat or a dressing-gown — I had only a second 's sight , but I knew it was a woman and I knew it was not an old woman . |
| 3 | But I knew it was the toad . |
| 4 | ‘ Ironically , I was possibly playing my best football for Tottenham when I left the club , but I knew there was no way back . |
| 5 | But I knew there was no point . |
| 6 | ‘ But I knew there was a book in me somewhere and so I decided to put my personal experiences of the war down on paper . ’ |
| 7 | but I hope it was the the gist of it , and I 'm sure someone will correct me if I 've got it wrong . |
| 8 | And er at that stage we tried the fire hydrants but I mean there was no water in the pumps the electric pumps there was no ele electric power 'cos the elec electric er generator was blown to bits , well they were n't working anyway . |
| 9 | But I mean it was a hell of a way to work at the same time . |
| 10 | Well that 's what I said to her you 'll probably find something around , but I mean it was a nice , it is a nice pattern |
| 11 | But I mean it was a er it I 'm sure it was an eighteen nineties zither . |
| 12 | But I mean it was the story to run that while sh the Queen was with her it was a it was not war erm I mean a , a , a whole part of story like |
| 13 | ‘ But I wish there was an end to it ! ’ he murmured to himself . |
| 14 | I said well I apologize for sending all that sir , I said , but I said it was the only way to get somebody 's attention of what was going on ! |
| 15 | But I said there was a lot lower than you got only passes in your grade . |
| 16 | ‘ Maybe not , but I know there was a lot of opposition from the guys when a woman was put in the hot seat . ’ |
| 17 | But I know it was a bit hot ! |
| 18 | Ken wanted to rake David to this thing on his own and David , being very , very cold — he hates demonstrations of emotion — and me being very Mediterranean , I told him that as far as I was concerned , I did n't give a fuck about his award or seeing him receive it , but I thought it was a bit much that his mother could n't be there because it was a public occasion and it was a time when , without having to speak to her , he could be nice to her , as every mother loves to be there for that kind of thing . |
| 19 | ‘ It just seemed like a ridiculous idea but I thought it was a nice place to go and have a look around , ’ he admits . |
| 20 | But I thought it was a wonderful idea . |
| 21 | The kids were mortified but I thought it was a real hoot . ’ |
| 22 | Oh , I know some people would say it was May and December , but I thought it was a lovely relationship . |
| 23 | Robert was singularly underwhelmed by the whole thing , but I thought it was a great idea . |
| 24 | When I first heard his name , I said , just as you are going to say , ‘ But I thought he was a boy ? ’ |
| 25 | Yes but I thought his was the what 's name there . |
| 26 | But I thought there was a gas tap there you know ? |
| 27 | It was against my will but I felt there was no use fighting it , because the social worker had many things against me , like my not going to see the baby , and my being in prison — there were many things against me . |
| 28 | How this happened , I do n't remember , but I suppose it was a case of a desperate situation demanding a desperate remedy . |
| 29 | ‘ But I suppose it was a very superficial friendship really . |
| 30 | I do n't know how he got out , I mean our road is so difficult anyway , of course there wa , that night there were two , yeah two when them , he had to get out in the morning , but er , I mean he did it , but I expect it was a struggle |